tranquilizante

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tranqüilizante (Brazil, superseded)

Etymology

From tranquilizar +‎ -ante (compare French tranquillisant).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.liˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.liˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.liˈzɐ̃.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.liˈzɐ̃.tɨ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɨ, -ɐ̃tʃi
• Hyphenation: tran‧qui‧li‧zan‧te

Adjective

tranquilizante m or f (plural tranquilizantes)

1. which tranquilises, calms down

   Synonym: calmante

Noun

tranquilizante m (plural tranquilizantes)

1. (pharmacology) tranquiliser (drug used to reduce anxiety or tension)

Further reading

• “tranquilizante”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “tranquilizante”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “tranquilizante”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “tranquilizante”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “tranquilizante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From tranquilizar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /tɾankiliˈθante/ [t̪ɾãŋ.ki.liˈθãn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /tɾankiliˈsante/ [t̪ɾãŋ.ki.liˈsãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: tran‧qui‧li‧zan‧te

Adjective

tranquilizante m or f (masculine and feminine plural tranquilizantes)

1. soothing, relaxing, tranquilizing

Noun

tranquilizante m (plural tranquilizantes)

1. tranquilizer

   Synonym: sedante

Related terms

• tranquilidad
• tranquilizar
• tranquilo

 

Further reading

• “tranquilizante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16